Abhorrence

Quick meaning: Abhorrence is a noun meaning (countable, obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.

Meaning

(countable, obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
2. (uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.

Example Sentences

My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.

The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover.

All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Milgrom believes the practice was “widespread."

Word Forms

• abhorrences

Synonyms for abhorrence

Depending on context, synonyms include abhorrition, odium, loathing, execration, detestation, abomination.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loathing, detestation, odium, abomination, execration, revulsion.

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